Motor-car.



PATENTBD UGT. 29, 1907.

S. OTIS & H. S. HART.

MOTOR GAR.

APPLICATION FILED www, laos.

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No. 869,455. PTENTED OCT. 29. 1907. S. OTIS & H. S. HART.

MOTOR OAR.

APPLIGATION FILED NM26, 1906.

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S. OTIS :Y: H. S. HART.

MOTOR CAR.

APyLmATIoN FILED JULY 9.6. 1906.

SPENCER O'I'IS AND HARRY S, [l\\ RT, Oli Viili'MO,

PATE l HOLDING COMPANY, OF Clllt'MrO, llililhK S, iU

MOTOR-CAR.

Specification of Letters Potent.

Application filed July 26, 1908. Sinisi lio. 323917.

To all whomy il may #mirri-iz:

Bo ii knou'n that wo, SPENCER (')Tis und limiti' HART, citizens ol` ihn L'nilod Sintes. residing nt 1`hicago, in thil Countyoi @ook and Sinto of illinoisl horn invoniod Oort-nin now land ilsofnl Improvonn-nls in Motor- (Vm's, ol' which tho following is n spw'iiimtion.

Our invention rol-nos to moior curs; und has for iisy object to providel un improved van'. in which thix motor moclmnism is so loiznod as To mko up u minimum amount of spire(l and to hiroiidily accossihh in. il tinn-s Lo the motornmn; also lo provido :in improwd motor with those and othor objects, whirh will livroinnl'iir appear.

Our invention comprises the dotails und combinations to be dosijribcd and olaimod.

4In the accompanying drawings-Figure l is u sid(l elw-ation of n rar constructed in nccordanm with our inyontion. Fig. 2 is :in ond olivalion thou-oi', Fig. l is a longitudinal phin vivw, cori-din paris living rvmovid io show moro i'leo-rly Iho opor-ning nnihzinism. Fig. 1 is a, longitudinal olovution of on( mid of my mi'. curtain puns boing roinovod to show Clo-orly tho structure.

Fig. 5 is an und olovzilion showing tho opornlinfr movil-- anism. Fig. 6 is :i plain viow showing,l n modiiiod form of our invention. Fig. 7 is :i longitudinal i-h-vntion of tho form shown in Fig. ii.

As is woll-known many iiitilnpts haw lnin mudo io provide a. solf-roniainvd motor (wir, and many forms oi operating mechanism for such (urs hzwiboon proposvd :ind Some have heen used with more or loss sniioss.

1n Carrying out our invontion wo providieu rauh-ning a main or passongor compurtmonl, ci. .\L om` ond wi pr0vid l a compnrtmonf, b divid0d--us shown in Figs'. to 5 inclusiv0-into a lower compurtmonl l) :ind on npper compartnioni b, tho roof boing @lov-ated owr ilw compartment b7 as clearly shown in Figs. l, 2 und si, above tho rcinainder of the car' roof. We thus providi- :in upper chamber adapted lor tho roception ol ihn gonerator and motor of my Car. Wo provide this clnunhi-r with windows b2, b3, one :it each end, so that ih@ moi ornmn'may operato the car when running in oiilior dirontion from this chamber. By carrying tho opor-ming mechanism in the uppor compartment, the ritiro iloor spaoe of tho car may be used for passengers ur tho main compartment may be usod for passengers and tho lowor portion of the auxiliary Compin'bmoniy b muy lio for blaggago.

For many reasons attempts to uso u reciproczning stoom engine is the motor for a. soli-contained motor car has hitherto met with but liiitle success.- prinvi polly on account of groot vibriiiion. dilliculi y of provid ing suitable steam generators and for other romains. We provide a combined steam und electric gcnm-.nor comprising :i steam (urbino e :ind an electric gonorzuorf directly connected-z1s shown in Fig. 3. It has hiLliorto' yor-on imprnr-i ii 1.o um: unioni ini-ho genero-Lor homxnso oi iin: pim-limi impossibility oi' using' im. mdb nary sionm gonurznor in vonnooiion Lhorowiih. A gonorznor of ilnf iypo ianou'u up tho ihisini hypo, whih iid-quod io pro-'inve smnll qunnriiios oi sloom at high p rniurv :ind sinilnhh: for use in inrho gouoixnor, ii hos not been possilih: liithorio io uso on offionni ni t'no limited cizpzn'ily oi lhoso loshvr .i'ononnors, it` provini; o. practical impossiliilily to huihl :i ihishr generator or ijioilor oi suiiicioni nino. .Ye h.: o illisoovoroi, however, that by using i plnrulily oi ihishor genoriitorsA :x4-,h o which inny hc indiepondonlly wnnouicd io llio (urbino tha-t thu diliiuuliics hiihorio existing moy ho entirely overcome. We provide, tlunffloro, u serios of such genera,- iors. showing in Llio drawings ionr of such gonorators c, r. c-nnd r3. luvli oiihosogcnor lors isindcpondently connor-tod hy Nonni-pipes (l, al" if! und d to Lilo high prossimi ond oi ilio turbine E. Wo :iro Lilus enabled to provid@ sloom in suvh quiniiiiios and in. such pressure :is mny ho dusirod. For example, wo may connect ono or morix of tho gonerzdors io lho turbine or they muy lic oil conoci-ind so :is to deliver stomn thereto sininlL-.inilnnsly lors muy lio ut ihn suino pressure or nt diii'oront pressures for. owing to lh@ infiiopomiont; ironnoofion of auch ol' the gonornnors 1.o tho iurhino, tho full in'vnning of rho pins-.sino in ouch goncrnor obioinod. For instance. admin nl u. pressure of Bill) pounds boing afi milled from iin: gono .rior i: nini simon nl. .i prissuro of 2500 pininds hoiug simuhnnoously Vl ,ivd from the gonornor rf. n "onihinod sto-oni pr nr;l oi 500 pounds will bo modi' olioclivo nii ihn high prossimo ond of tho lnrbino, should such n prossuro he; i y or desir- 'o und ioni)V 'lho olwirii: gonemiorf will. supply current tothe usual motors m nl". tho axle :and will in) vonlfroliizd' in nny ordinari nnzunor 'oy coniri'illers l, l depending upon tho i. ooiinn in nich the (for is running. By loi'fiting iho moior inovlninisn. in tho upper chamber Il( wu uiih/4 n sposo which nos h orio boon wasted, Lilus using nono ol the iloor spiace o the cui for the op 'or-.ning moulnmism Lhorool. As nhovo stallo-d, the compartment b muy hc ufzud lor in uengzors or .iii-ight, ns may be dosired. Tho drinn from iin: low yu'oxsuro sind of ihn iurhino is irondin-h-.d lo :i ooinlonsor h through the pipo li', ilionco ihrough tho pipo /L'`A iho cnndonsod produ-sl may 'no c fznrioiii through ihn pipo lz* nid Qiriulzinfil 'Around die nody of tho on: `for hie-.ding [ho annue Sho pipo li," torininziiing; in 'die und: .l rr-.rricd iwnizzuh iho nody of thi: this Lz-mii being for tho siorngo ol' rotor to no supplied 1o dio boilers.

in. fuso ii is noi dffsrod to honi, .ho the con` ivd produi'ts muy be i' ind dir ily in ihn tf1-nl: through tho pipe if'. The pipo in coijxoym. isn-ier from The sloom produced in thou generau leepingthe gasolene in a (,'oxnparatively cool place and i in a place where it cannot be exploded or ignited from any outside source.

Instead of locating the operating;Y ineebanisxn upon the Hoor of the upper compartment. we muy lor'ate tbe mechanism-as shown in Figs. (i and 7 Aupon tbe floor substantially the saine as that .shown in Figs. l lo 5.

We claim:

1. In combination with n motor ear. a turbo generator carried by saidY ear, .1 series of fluid pressure generators also carried lJy tbe Car, eaeb tluid pressure generator' being independently directly connected to the turbine to supply motive fluid thereto, and suitable controllers governing the supply of current to tbe motors.

2. In a motor ear, tbe combination of a turbo generator carried by tbe ear body for supplying current to tbe motors, und t1 series of independent iluid pressure generators also carried by tbe car body, seid duid pressure generators beingeaeb independently directly connected to the turbine.

3. In a motor ear, tbe combination of n turbo generator of the ear, the eonstructioirof ibis rar otherwise being l l i l rzn'ried by the car body for supplying current to tbe motors, anda series of independenenid pressure generators of tile flasher type also carried by tbe cur body, smid fluid pressure generators being' each independently direz-ily eonneeted lo the turbine.

"-1. 'l'lie Combination with :1 motor uur, of a turbo geueralor carried by ille ear body for suppl "ug current to the motors. a series of iluid p re gene ors also rarried by the ear body, farb iluid pressure generator being in dependently directly eonnecled tn tbe turbine, means for rondensing the exhaust products from tbe fluid pressure generators and for circulating these products nroiind the body.' of the ear. Ineens carried by the cur body lo: storing tbe exhaust products, and means .for returning these products 1.o tbe iluid pressure generators.

.7. 'i'lre combinationnvitn a motor ear, of a turbo gonernlor carried by the car body for supplying euri-ent to tbe motors, a series of iuid pressure generators of tbe Masher type also earried by the cnr body. ezu'b iluid pressure generator being independently directly connected to tbe turbine. means for condensing tbe exlmusl, products from tlle iluid pressure generators and for Lireulating these produtts ouud the body of the earl, and means carried by ille rar body for storing.; the exhaust products and fur returning them to the fluid pressure generators.

SPENCER O'LIS. HARRY S. HART.

Witnesses Normas' A.. S'rnnn'r, .v'iLLrAn T. JONES. 

